tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post7890239765088436847..comments2024-02-16T18:23:10.138-05:00Comments on Cake Wrecks: My Thai FontJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-6852695564616153722010-08-20T06:14:33.037-04:002010-08-20T06:14:33.037-04:00Ah, the wonders of linkage: all the little side tr...Ah, the wonders of linkage: all the little side trips you send me off on. Thanks for mojibake: great word.<br /><br />Definitely *read* The Princess Bride if you haven't already. I loved the movie, but I loved the book first.<br /><br />Reading all the comments, I (finally) figured out what wv was...after I'd unsuccessfully googled it and gotten a ton of West Virginia links. :phyphen8noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-69223477442160880042010-06-14T12:18:34.535-04:002010-06-14T12:18:34.535-04:00@Avenphire he was just joking around jeez no need ...@Avenphire he was just joking around jeez no need to threaten to stop reading the blog. :|<br /><br /><br />Anyways...at least the cake was pretty! Haha.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-48054529960787056522010-06-08T09:22:33.129-04:002010-06-08T09:22:33.129-04:00I did it! i converted it to Thai and English. ¢ÍãË...I did it! i converted it to Thai and English. ¢ÍãËé⪤´Õ = ขอ ให้โชคดี = Good luck, so did it get baked again? from Unicode -> TIS-620 -> Google to verify and English translate.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-59974208918048567162010-06-07T19:54:47.702-04:002010-06-07T19:54:47.702-04:00rofl >.< as already said, it isn't wingd...rofl >.< as already said, it isn't wingdings. and it is a pretty cake otherwise. but it was still pretty freakin' funny. and I love the Princess Bride reference at the end. Just saw it today for the 50th time XD... but yesh... my name is inigo montoya *is slapped*Helena-channoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-82202616973598031852010-06-07T14:44:28.049-04:002010-06-07T14:44:28.049-04:00Ahh, that's a good one. And such PRETTY gibber...Ahh, that's a good one. And such PRETTY gibberish, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-9740341674366006932010-06-06T16:18:47.235-04:002010-06-06T16:18:47.235-04:00Jen, John (the husband of Jen) and every single c...Jen, John (the husband of Jen) and <i> <b>every single commenter </b></i> -- Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! My DH was showing me pictures of cakes on his computer. I remembered this site, found it to show him, and was instantly entranced! The cake is beautiful. Princess Bride refs are always welcome and the humor or lack thereof of the comments made my day.Tiny Dancernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-78785863076134843662010-06-06T14:56:35.982-04:002010-06-06T14:56:35.982-04:00I wonder if the Moji-baker used a font-dant icing....I wonder if the Moji-baker used a font-dant icing.Christina Wilsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02472802098557216513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-80452388152101837082010-06-06T14:02:06.143-04:002010-06-06T14:02:06.143-04:00Lexy, what are blogs for if not for posting one...Lexy, what are blogs for if not for posting one's "personal feelings"? If there's one thing that rankles me, it's when a commenter tells a blogger what to post or not to post. <br /><br />MelanieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-48589242789182765452010-06-06T13:43:05.746-04:002010-06-06T13:43:05.746-04:00I love that I can come here for my fill of "T...I love that I can come here for my fill of "The Princess Bride" quotes. I often quote that movie in emails, and no one ever notices. What is this world coming to?!Shannonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13923930636486167900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-53133509161482327132010-06-06T12:25:59.752-04:002010-06-06T12:25:59.752-04:00A....Post...on....Saturday.....and...Princess....B...A....Post...on....Saturday.....and...Princess....Bride?.....YESSSSSSS! thank you Jen and John for insiring a non-commenter to comment. <br />Bella Thomas<br /><br />WV: Monstshe Hmmmmm...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-38711650228278330602010-06-06T12:07:48.868-04:002010-06-06T12:07:48.868-04:00Calling it "gibberish" is correct, since...Calling it "gibberish" is correct, since that's what Mojibake is. Specifically, Mojibake is the gibberish formed by software not rendering text correctly.<br /><br />However, Mojibake isn't a font.FortMaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13440020199440231454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-4374580029147339442010-06-06T08:04:42.016-04:002010-06-06T08:04:42.016-04:00As a user of a language that doesn't always co...As a user of a language that doesn't always come in the default packs (Hebrew), I'd like to tell you that I had more tough spots with my Mac than with my PC where language is concerned. I've also heard several Linux horror stories from people who use it.<br /><br />Windows has pretty great language support nowadays.Typo Tathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07411550136939975038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-51664423888669601942010-06-06T07:11:51.453-04:002010-06-06T07:11:51.453-04:00Mwa ha ha ha hah!!!!
HILARIOUS as usual, thanx!!
S...Mwa ha ha ha hah!!!!<br />HILARIOUS as usual, thanx!!<br />Scarlett RobynScarlett Robynnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-7924266833728917132010-06-06T04:08:36.252-04:002010-06-06T04:08:36.252-04:00Awwww poor Avenphire is offended by John's imp...Awwww poor Avenphire is offended by John's improper appellation for a font!!! Bwess his hawrt! I'm just teasing, but really, calm down-it's a font, not the Security Council. :-)Haleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17536611882391488788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-11219276172027697792010-06-06T02:37:02.056-04:002010-06-06T02:37:02.056-04:00@Lexi - Yes, "all" computers in the US h...@Lexi - Yes, "all" computers in the US have European language packs installed. But not "all" computers have Asian language packs. Case in point, my dad's XP, one of "all" the computers in existence, that has no Asian language packs. That's why whenever I go to a Japanese site, it asks to install the Japanese font pack, which I can't do because I'm in a limited account on his computer. However, on this computer I have Asian font packs, so it's no problem. :p<br /><br />On the subject of the cake, however, I love that they kept it in the notepad-looking font that you always see with screwed up coding. It's like they thought, "Hmm, I wonder if that's part of the meaning. Welp, might as well keep it!"purplewowieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17545879613452890252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-30550676737046428322010-06-06T02:07:25.472-04:002010-06-06T02:07:25.472-04:00Wow....people are so funny. You even call it in t...Wow....people are so funny. You even call it in the post...and yet, there are still folks who manage to get offended and then feel the need to tell you about it. <br /><br />My faith in the human race grows dimmer every day.<br /><br />Awesome blog. Keep writing, despite the sensitive ones.<br /><br />wv: midalife- it's like mid-life but with a strong offensive accent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-21327133144317454312010-06-06T01:56:59.996-04:002010-06-06T01:56:59.996-04:00That cake is so pretty what a shame they didn'...That cake is so pretty what a shame they didn't bother to fix the computer font thing.. though I wouldn't know the difference if it bit me in the butt lol.Arlenenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-74935651277371783402010-06-06T01:46:12.643-04:002010-06-06T01:46:12.643-04:00Dear sir,
My name is Irving Tirdbergler and I am ...Dear sir,<br /><br />My name is Irving Tirdbergler and I am truly disappointed that you chose to besmirch the good name of Commodore 64. I have used that system for more than 20 years and I have been an avid reader of Cake Wrecks in Dos since the beginning. This was the final straw! Good Bye.<br /><br />I. P. TirdberglerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-3986148038731681012010-06-06T00:25:13.018-04:002010-06-06T00:25:13.018-04:00I was expecting to see a bunch of little squares.....I was expecting to see a bunch of little squares...which is what my pc (wouldn't use a mac it were the last computer on earth) would do if it doesn't recognize a font.<br /><br />I am surprised the decorator didn't find something to verify the Thai wording though...that's quite obviously not any Asian font that I know of.Donna M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13519234853139712136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-91895445122438634312010-06-05T23:57:02.505-04:002010-06-05T23:57:02.505-04:00Inconceivable!! Beautiful Wreck, though.
PC=pers...Inconceivable!! Beautiful Wreck, though.<br /><br /><br />PC=personal computer<br /><br />Many a MAC is a PC, 0.o. Thanks for the laugh. ><<br /><br />Linux rules!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-84884186659519821922010-06-05T23:29:16.336-04:002010-06-05T23:29:16.336-04:00@Anonymous at 1:45... ROFLMAO!!! Love it. (I'm...@Anonymous at 1:45... ROFLMAO!!! Love it. (I'm not siding with any one platform: I am both Mac & PC, which I suppose makes me just confused . I'm just appreciating a good heckle!). <br /><br />John... I think your parentage was just fine, given you're such a good sport about all our posts. Or maybe your mother uses those elderberries to make you delicious and mood-mellowing mead? <br /><br />As for the beautifully-decorated cake, I think the lesson is that if you're sending in wording in a foreign language, send it as a .pdf attachment or .jpg. That way, it doesn't matter what fonts the receiving computer uses to display the ASCII codes! And thanks to the techies here for explaining why such horrors can happen. <br /><br />I happen to recognize Thai (can't read it, but sure can admire it-- IMO it and Arabic are probably the two most beautiful writing, if you rule out calligraphy). And to out-picky all the humourless picky types, that font isn't gibberish or wingdings! All those characters are present even in your standard font sets. Looks to me like the cents symbol, and letters with French, German and Spanish accents. Plus two symbols I don't know but are probably of a similar nature (and, I'm sure, someone will tell me ;)<br /><br />WV 'nonpare'-- French, literally "not ready" (but not actually a word). As in, je pense que ce gateaux est 'nonpare' pour le "big time".Alizanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-43410731978382981142010-06-05T23:15:23.738-04:002010-06-05T23:15:23.738-04:00Jen and John (the hubby of Jen), I read daily, nev...Jen and John (the hubby of Jen), I read daily, never comment, but today's comments inspired me. People, people....really? We're going to fight PC vs Mac on a CAKEWRECKS blog? Why do we care if it's wingdings, mojibake or gibberish? The point is that it is NOT Thai! Get a life, look through the posts, laugh and lighten up. I "heart" cakewrecks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-29944305946352607432010-06-05T22:53:53.305-04:002010-06-05T22:53:53.305-04:00Lexy,
It was a joke. Technically, Princess Bride...Lexy,<br /><br />It was a joke. Technically, Princess Bride has nothing to do with cake either. It was just gentle kidding around with the 90% of the world that uses PCs. <br /><br />johnjohn (the hubby of Jen)noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-51279106753294436122010-06-05T21:44:11.327-04:002010-06-05T21:44:11.327-04:00You have great taste in movies!You have great taste in movies!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00325734421321785528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1932214040062195180.post-50426196993196892112010-06-05T21:36:54.979-04:002010-06-05T21:36:54.979-04:00I couldn't agree with Avenphire more. I hate r...I couldn't agree with Avenphire more. I hate reading personal comments in blog posts which have nothing to do with the post in question. All computers, Macs and PC's have language packs installed., it's the bakers fault; not a computers. Don't post your personal feelings on a blog which likely has more PC users than Mac users.Lexyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06033601118176521312noreply@blogger.com